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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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